Larry K.:

Care to discuss the substance of Rush's emanations?

But in answer to your comments, no, Rush didn't "invent" talk radio. It was certainly present in nascent form in "morning drive" shows, and in the sports call-in shows too, before His Emanence took it into the stridently political realm. But even that was foreshadowed by the likes of Father Coughlan, etc.

Did I "deny his popularity"? No. Why don't you see if you can refrain from the Limbaughesque tactic of putting up massive "straw men" only to tilt at them and declare victory?

Then you go into some kind of "tu quoque" attack on Al Franken. Hate to say it, but Franken's right up there with Limbaugh in book sales, maybe even better. As for the status of Air America, wouldn't it be fair to compare Franken and Air America to Limbaugh's early days ... say, perhaps, even to the days when Limbaugh was bombing in Sacramneto and getting canned? But FWIW, Air America is doing rather well in some markets, even beating the bleating RW talkers they are up against in some markets and demographics.

The only area that Franken is biggger than Rush is in his stomache as Franken is much fatter than Limbaugh.

Huh??? You'll swallow any crap for the party's sake, eh? Or just dish it out.... Spoken like a True DodoHead(TM). I will state that, as a factual matter, Limbaugh's appetite for Oxycontin seems to exceed Franken's. Say, what do you think about Limbaugh's philosophy that druggies ought to be sent up the river, no pity and no mercy?

Cheers,